Four years ago, fire ravaged 97% of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Today, a hike on the Redwood ...

More than four years after the CZU wildfire, Santa Cruz County plans to phase out its partnership with 4Leaf, the firm ...

Santa Cruz County ends CZU Fire recovery consultant contract, sparks rebuilding concerns Kevin Garnett & Paul Pierce Debate ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors voted Tuesday to end a costly third-party contract for wildfire rebuild permitting, shifting ...

The county will blame other entities (other state, or federal agencies) when there is a costly and confusing permitting requirement,” writes Toraun McKinney in a Guest Commentary.

DAVENPORT — Thanks to recent arrival of a multimillion-dollar federal reimbursement grant, Swanton Pacific Ranch is ready to ...

The CZU August Lightning Complex fires scorched hillsides of conifers in the San Vicente Redwoods. Courtesy Nadia Hamey. It took 37 days to contain the CZU Lightning Complex fires that covered ...

Urgent: Reader, we have some big plans for the 2024 election but we are worried. We missed our spring membership drive by well…a lot. We know the reality of being a nonprofit, independent, local ...

Albert was also known for having survived a fire in 2020. Per KRON4, Albert was captured flying through smoke after a ...

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